There's been a barrage of bad news lately from Afghanistan.
CARE to Congress: End Child Marriage and Protect Human Rights for Girls Around the World
--CARE Expert Testifies on Ending Child Marriage--
WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The United States Congress should take a leadership role in stopping millions of young girls each year from being forced into unwanted marriages, experts testified today at a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
Young Survivors of Sex Trafficking Inspire Beyonce, Halle Berry and More to Join 'Girls Are Not for Sale' Campaign
Inspired by the Showtime documentary 'Very Young Girls', about American girls fighting to overcome the trauma of child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, artists help mobilize women across America for national campaign featuring the film's July 7th debut on Netflix.
Children's educational toys are an essential component to every child's playroom. My son Jack and I took some time out from playing with the educational toys he received for Christmas and went to a hockey game over the holidays. Life would be much easier if we could just accept the fact that kids have always, and will always, spend most their time playing with toys. In the last few years, parents started getting more and more interested in choosing all sorts of educational toys for their children.
Our Lady of the Elms School Announces $7.31 Million Donation
Our Lady of the Elms School, which offers a Catholic Dominican education to female students from Summit, Cuyahoga, Stark, Medina and Portage counties, announced a $7.31 million donation today and broke ground for campus expansion.
Women’s Education: Girls and Women’s Education
Education is a fundamental human right according to the United Nations; however, sixty million girls worldwide are denied an education, and millions more receive an inferior education as compared to boys. The reasons for the lack of education for women are sexist cultural norms, poverty, poor health, and safety issues. The lack of education effects economic advancement, health and family planning, and the uneducated women’s children and their education. The benefits to educating women are profound for the individual, and to local and global societies. A girl’s education is the “best investment for reducing poverty, improving health, and ensuring social well being” according to the United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Organiz ...
Young Survivors of Sex Trafficking Inspire Beyonce, Halle Berry and More to Join 'Girls Are Not for Sale' Campaign
Inspired by the Showtime documentary 'Very Young Girls', about American girls fighting to overcome the trauma of child trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, artists help mobilize women across America for national campaign featuring the film's July 7th debut on Netflix.